20 CFR 30.516
§ 30.516 Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment defeat the purpose of the Act?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 30.516, § 30.516 Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment defeat the purpose of the Act?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76786
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Recovery of an overpayment will defeat the purpose of the Act if such recovery would cause hardship to the recipient because:
(a) The recipient from whom OWCP seeks recovery needs substantially all of his or her current income to meet current ordinary and necessary living expenses; and
(b) The recipient's assets do not exceed two months' expenditures as determined by OWCP using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey tables.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.